Towering task: Astronomy buffs fight to save abandoned observatory near Pontiac
The long-abanonded,1920s-era observatory in Lake Angelus is important to astronomy buffs. But its private ownership has ...
A Wayne County judge by day, his legacy is in the stars
Henry Schoolcraft Hubert was instrumental in the development of a 1920s-era Pontiac observatory in Lake Angelus.
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Ancient 'Stonehenge' in Golan Heights may not be astronomical observatory after all, archaeologists say
A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that ...
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How does adaptive optics work?
Astronomical observatories use several techniques to compensate for distortions in images caused by our atmosphere.
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Rubin Observatory aces 1st image tests, gets ready to use world's largest digital camera
That camera, called LSSTCam (the telescope was originally called the Large Scale Synoptic Telescope), has 21 times the field ...
A Stonehenge-Like Monument Has Been Mysteriously Moving for Thousands of Years
Rujm el-Hiri, dubbed the “Stonehenge of the East” with a 492-foot diameter, has baffled experts since it was discovered in ...
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Astronomers Catch Unprecedented Features at Brink of Active Black Hole
International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected ...
Industrial Complex Proposal Threatens Some of the World’s Clearest Skies for Astronomy
Chile's Atacama Desert is home to some of the best Earth-based observatories, though an energy company is throwing a wrench ...
Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Lit Up in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before
Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the ...
The Battle To Save the Darkest Skies on Earth From Industrial Light Pollution
A proposed industrial complex by AES Andes near the Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert could devastate the area's world-renowned dark skies. Celebrated for its vital role in major ...